bewick's wren

Bewick's Wren

Not sure if this is the male or the female but it was singing its little heart out as the mate brought nesting material to a hidden spot on our neighbor's deck. I've read the male starts building the nest and then the female joins in later.

New visitor to the bird feeder this morning.

Every year these little guys build a nest in the canvas bag covering our hose reel in the backyard. I had to remove the bag to use the hose, but I just moved it over a bit so I'm hoping that the wrens will continue to use the nest.

Bewicks Wren (Thryomanes bewickii subsp. cryptus) Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA. A crossroads of the Edwards Plateau and the Blackland Prairies Vegetational Areas. Salado Creek, wooded creekside. Urban setting intermixed with native vegetation at ca. 177 m (580 ft) elevation.

This little one walked so close that I had to back away. I'm assuming it was a youngster and didn't know any better. To all of you on the east coast, please stay safe the new few days. That hurricane sounds nasty.

Check out that tiny tongue! This little one was singing his heart out as a mate gathered nesting materials. We put out nest boxes but they seem to prefer something under our deck.

Not a lifer, but still a joy to see and hear, and I was happy to manage one focused glimpse of it between the branches.

It's not very often that I catch them with their tail lowered.

Not the best lighting but I liked the pose.

This little one found some nesting material in the garden.

Peanuts are the favorite choice for our pair of wrens. They're busy bringing nesting materials to the nest box these days.

It's definitely nesting time here. Our pair of wrens keep checking out the nest box but seem to prefer the covers over our hoses which we use every day.

Two of these little wrens are constantly looking for the peanuts hidden in the log.

I had to pull back the lens when his little one came up close to me as I was standing next to the fence.

One of my regular visitors to the peanut butter or the chopped peanuts logs on our upper deck.

This little one knows where I hide the chopped peanuts in the top of the log.